Semarang vs Shijiazhuang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Semarang Shijiazhuang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$570
$486
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$1471
$1362
🏠 One person rent
$288
$170
🏘️ Family rent
$693
$340
🍽️ Food expenses
$193
$181
🚐 Transport expenses
$40.4
$65.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$229
$608
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
5 km
31 km
🎓 Higher education
59
71
😀 Quality of life
40
63
🏙️ Population
1.62M
10.6M

The cost of living in Semarang is 17% more expensive than in Shijiazhuang. Cities ranked 7939th and 8597th ($570 vs $486) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 12th and 537th in Indonesia and China, respectively. Check Indonesia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Semarang compared to 1.3 months in Shijiazhuang. Semarang ranked 26th best city to live in Indonesia vs Shijiazhuang ranked 31st in China, while ranked 7195th and 4919th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Semarang vs Shijiazhuang

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Semarang Shijiazhuang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$1.95
$1.9
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$12.8
$16.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$2.83
$5.6
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.19
$0.84
 Cappuccino
$1.7
$3.31
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.48
$0.43
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$306
$201
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$202
$112
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$728
$386
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$570
$255
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$45.9
$33.2
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$70.9
$51.1
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$20
$7
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
8.85%
3.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1344
$2477
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$645
$1720
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.24
$0.28
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$13.5
$12.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.49
$3.75
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.74
$1.16
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.11
$1.2
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.98
$1.07
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.87
$0.67
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.49
$1.17
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.27
$13.7
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.91
$2.49
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.16
$10.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.3
$1.54
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.6
$1.11
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.97
$0.7
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.9
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$0.49
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.22
$0.49
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.26
$0.28
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.1
$0.92
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$21.7
$3.49
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.75
$0.69
🚬 Cigarette pack
$1.97
$3.48
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$1.28
$3.68
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$1.03
$2.78
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.9
$0.9
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.73
$1.22
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$23.7
$12.8
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.05
$5.54
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$13.9
$33.6
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.3
$4
👖 Brand Jeans
$38.4
$49
👟 Brand Sneakers
$55.9
$69.3
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$46.5
$335
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$2132
$4869

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Distance City Cost of living
42 km or 26 mi Salatiga
$403
80 km or 50 mi Surakarta
$383
82 km or 51 mi Pekalongan
$479
93 km or 58 mi Yogyakarta
$427
142 km or 88 mi Tegal
$478
143 km or 89 mi Madiun
$440
175 km or 109 mi Cilacap
$474
200 km or 124 mi Kediri
$439
206 km or 128 mi Cirebon
$495
212 km or 132 mi Banjar
$426
229 km or 142 mi Blitar
$427
229 km or 143 mi Mojokerto
$459
248 km or 154 mi Tasikmalaya
$390
253 km or 157 mi Batu
$403
258 km or 160 mi Surabaya
$522
268 km or 166 mi Malang
$383
285 km or 177 mi Pasuruan
$454
315 km or 195 mi Bandung
$512
318 km or 198 mi Cimahi
$500
321 km or 199 mi Probolinggo
$469
385 km or 239 mi Sukabumi
$547
386 km or 240 mi Bekasi
$552
401 km or 249 mi Bogor
$480
402 km or 250 mi Depok
$393
403 km or 251 mi Jakarta
$718
415 km or 258 mi South Tangerang
$545
427 km or 265 mi Tangerang
$573
481 km or 299 mi Serang
$512
498 km or 310 mi Cilegon
$493
533 km or 331 mi Bali
$873
561 km or 348 mi Ubud
$870
562 km or 349 mi Denpasar
$546
595 km or 370 mi Bandar Lampung
$364
602 km or 374 mi Metro
$422
613 km or 381 mi Banjarmasin
$460
618 km or 384 mi Banjarbaru
$450
653 km or 406 mi Mataram
$361
656 km or 408 mi Palangka Raya
$484
767 km or 476 mi Palembang
$457
782 km or 486 mi Pontianak
$444

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Distance City Cost of living
29 km or 18 mi Gaocheng
$527
37 km or 23 mi Xinle
$525
46 km or 29 mi Jinzhou
$545
63 km or 39 mi Xinji
$569
67 km or 42 mi Dingzhou
$549
82 km or 51 mi Anguo
$539
84 km or 52 mi Yangquan
$569
92 km or 57 mi Shenzhou
$592
108 km or 67 mi Nangong
$587
109 km or 67 mi Xingtai
$612
109 km or 68 mi Jizhou
$598
109 km or 68 mi Hengshui
$650
125 km or 78 mi Baoding
$466
131 km or 82 mi Shahe
$599
145 km or 90 mi Hejian
$587
153 km or 95 mi Wu'an
$601
157 km or 98 mi Renqiu
$583
159 km or 99 mi Handan
$613
161 km or 100 mi Xinzhou
$576
170 km or 105 mi Linqing
$573
172 km or 107 mi Dezhou
$621
173 km or 108 mi Taiyuan
$509
174 km or 108 mi Yuanping
$572
181 km or 112 mi Botou
$594
185 km or 115 mi Gaobeidian
$633
203 km or 126 mi Bazhou
$650
206 km or 128 mi Gujiao
$522
206 km or 128 mi Zhuozhou
$713
206 km or 128 mi Cangzhou
$633
217 km or 135 mi Anyang
$601
220 km or 137 mi Liaocheng
$521
225 km or 140 mi Yucheng
$570
228 km or 142 mi Linzhou
$617
231 km or 144 mi Shuozhou
$625
232 km or 144 mi Huairen
$643
240 km or 149 mi Laoling
$572
240 km or 149 mi Changzhi
$739
249 km or 155 mi Huanghua
$607
251 km or 156 mi Datong
$707
251 km or 156 mi Langfang
$733